History

History of Department

Year	Milestones
1973 May	Department of Industrial Engineering was established
1973 September	The first university department intake students in BSc(Eng) in Industrial Engineering (IE)
1976	MSc(Eng) in Industrial Engineering (IE) launched
1982	Department moved from Yam Pak Building to Haking Wong Building
1989 September	The Department was officially renamed as Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) BSc(Eng) programme in IE was subsequently changed to BEng in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE)
1994	The Institution of Electrical Engineer (IEE) granted full accreditation to our programes
1998	BEng(IMSE) was renamed as BEng in Industrial Management and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMMSE); MSc(Eng) in Industrial Engineering was renamed to MSc(Eng) in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (IEIM)
1999	Our engineering programs accredited and recognised by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), which meet the academic requirements for corporate membership at the Washington Accord Level
2001	BEng(IMMSE) was renamed as BEng in Industrial Engineering and Technology Management (IETM); BEng in Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management (LESCM) was also introduced and accredited by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK)
2005	MSc(Eng)(IEIM) was renamed to MSc(Eng) in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM)
2006	Admission of full-time students in Taught Postgraduate programme
2011	BEng(IETM) and BEng(LESCM) were accredited by the HKIE
2013	MSc(Eng)(IELM) was accredited by the CILTHK
2016	BEng(IETM) and BEng(LESCM) were re-accredited by the HKIE
2017	BEng(IETM) and BEng(LESCM) were merged and renamed as BEng in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM)
2018	BEng(IELM) was accredited by the CILTHK
2019	BEng in Engineering Science (EngSc) was hosted by Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
2022	BEng(IELM) was re-accredited by the HKIE
2023	MSc(Eng)(IELM) and BEng(IELM) were re-accredited by the CILTHK

Former and Current Heads of Department

Heads of Department	From	To
Professor W.A. Reynolds	01 May 1973	30 June 1981
Professor N.N.S. Chen	01 July 1981	19 February 1994
Professor K.L. Mak	20 February 1994	19 February 2003
Dr. P.L.Y. Chan	20 February 2003	19 February 2009
Professor K.L. Mak	20 February 2009	30 June 2010
Dr. H.Y.K. Lau	01 July 2010	30 June 2013
Professor G.Q. Huang	01 July 2013	December 2022
Professor N. Xi	December 2022	Present